Ted Cruz harasses DC preschool teacher for being pregnant

[John Dule]

"Preschool" is a scam and is nothing more than glorified daycare. It takes zero skill to "teach" and accomplishes nothing aside from separating children from their parents. This exhibitionist display is nothing more than icing on the turd.

[John Dule]

"Preschool" is a scam and is nothing more than glorified daycare. It takes zero skill to "teach" and accomplishes nothing aside from separating children from their parents. This exhibitionist display is nothing more than icing on the turd.

"Exhibitionist"?

(Also Jesus Christ, you have never taught preschool and it shows.)

Yeah, I actually have something to contribute to the world aside from babysitting.

[John Dule]

"some boys have bodies that can have babies"
"my grown-ups made a guess that I was a girl" (they guessed wrong)

These are not things teachers should be confusing preschoolers with but it's now considered good and normal in our educational culture. It's perfectly fine to publicly criticize it without sharing the name of the school or the teacher.

Is it your position that transgender people should be banned from being preschool teachers altogether?

Still waiting for an answer on this.

Do you think that trans people should be banned from being preschool teachers?

Everyone should be banned from being preschool teachers.

[John Dule]

They don’t believe that Elliot Paige is a man. They don’t believe Caitlyn Jenner is a woman.

It’s bullying. Simple as that.

It's possible to think those things without wanting to actively bully these people.

[John Dule]

They don’t believe that Elliot Paige is a man. They don’t believe Caitlyn Jenner is a woman.

It’s bullying. Simple as that.

It's possible to think those things without wanting to actively bully these people.

Then why have you, on numerous occasions, demonstrated your desire to bully trans people?

Please name one such occasion.

[John Dule]

They don’t believe that Elliot Paige is a man. They don’t believe Caitlyn Jenner is a woman.

It’s bullying. Simple as that.

It's possible to think those things without wanting to actively bully these people.

Then why have you, on numerous occasions, demonstrated your desire to bully trans people?

Please name one such occasion.

You’ve repeatedly said that you would deadname and refuse to use the preferred pronouns of your trans co-workers.

Even if that were true (I don't recall saying this on this site, and in fact recall saying the opposite), I don't see how that amounts to "bullying." At most, that's just not engaging with others by not addressing or speaking to them.

[John Dule]

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Learn the difference between sex and gender. Get it through your head.

I’ll be happy to learn this distinction as soon as you guys can agree on one.

[John Dule]

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Learn the difference between sex and gender. Get it through your head.

I’ll be happy to learn this distinction as soon as you guys can agree on one.

Who is "you guys"? Who must come to an agreement? Every left-of-center person in the country? We've had this discussion before, but you're smart enough to know how ridiculous of a standard this is.

I’m not asking much. If you expect every English speaker in the world to artificially adapt their speech to fit your own definition, you should at least be clear on what that definition is.

[John Dule]

I’m not asking much. If you expect every English speaker in the world to artificially adapt their speech to fit your own definition, you should at least be clear on what that definition is.

But who is "you"? Me specifically? The transgender community at-large? All pro-trans rights advocates? What specifically is not clear to you?

There does not need to be a unanimous consensus among these communities. Rarely is there ever a unanimous consensus among identity groups.

I’m talking to you. There is no definition of gender that you can give me that would be generally accepted even within activist circles. Thus I am under no obligation to constantly adapt my use of language to appease whichever faction I am speaking to at any given time.

[John Dule]

I’m not asking much. If you expect every English speaker in the world to artificially adapt their speech to fit your own definition, you should at least be clear on what that definition is.

But who is "you"? Me specifically? The transgender community at-large? All pro-trans rights advocates? What specifically is not clear to you?

There does not need to be a unanimous consensus among these communities. Rarely is there ever a unanimous consensus among identity groups.

I’m talking to you. There is no definition of gender that you can give me that would be generally accepted even within activist circles. Thus I am under no obligation to constantly adapt my use of language to appease whichever faction I am speaking to at any given time.

My definition of gender (vs sex) is pretty much the progressive consensus, so I don't really know what you're referring to here.

Then define it.

[John Dule]

My definition of gender (vs sex) is pretty much the progressive consensus, so I don't really know what you're referring to here.

Then define it.

In the simplest terms:

sex: what your chromosomes say

gender: what your brain says

When there's a mismatch between what the chromosomes say and what the brain says, this is called gender dysphoria.

There are many ways to cure gender dysphoria, one of which can be hormone therapy and/or gender-affirming therapy.

Two questions: Is there any relationship between the two? And is gender socialized or is it innate?

[John Dule]

Two questions: Is there any relationship between the two?

Is there any relationship between the two? Well, the overwhelming majority of people are cisgender and do not experience gender dysphoria, so there can be a relationship, but that's not necessarily the case for everyone.

How is it "not the case for everyone?" Doesn't someone who identifies as the "female gender" also want their physical body to conform to the "female sex?" How could the two not be related?

[John Dule]

The insinuation that men can have babies is false and has no place in preschool.  Indeed, any discussion of the trans issue whatsoever has no place in preschool. 

So, what, should the teacher be fired? Should he have to lie about his pregnancy?

It's not a topic for preschool.  And, yes, preschool teachers are rightly limited as to the topics they speak about, given the age of the children.  This is not a topic that preschool children need to address in a preschool setting.

These are preschool children, not little adults.

Should army veterans with amputations be allowed to work with young children? It might lead kids to be confused and ask questions that might distress them (is war bad? is my country the good guys or the bad guys?).

That isn't rhetorical. I'm asking you.

I mean... surely there are some physical deformities that would render someone unable to reasonably teach kids, right? You wouldn't let Freddy Krueger teach kindergarten, would you?

[John Dule]

The insinuation that men can have babies is false and has no place in preschool.  Indeed, any discussion of the trans issue whatsoever has no place in preschool. 

So, what, should the teacher be fired? Should he have to lie about his pregnancy?

It's not a topic for preschool.  And, yes, preschool teachers are rightly limited as to the topics they speak about, given the age of the children.  This is not a topic that preschool children need to address in a preschool setting.

These are preschool children, not little adults.

Should army veterans with amputations be allowed to work with young children? It might lead kids to be confused and ask questions that might distress them (is war bad? is my country the good guys or the bad guys?).

That isn't rhetorical. I'm asking you.

I mean... surely there are some physical deformities that would render someone unable to reasonably teach kids, right? You wouldn't let Freddy Krueger teach kindergarten, would you?

Freddy Krueger was a fictional character, I believe.

No he was a real man who suffered from severe burns

[John Dule]

People are getting lost in the culture wars here, which of course is partially to blame on idiots like Ted Cruz, and are missing the point of why normal parents are concerned about stuff like this in schools. Kids are incredibly gullible, easily-influenced, and they can be misled very easily. To give you a funny example, when I was a kid in 3rd grade we had a unit in health class where we learned about a bunch of horrifying illnesses but didn't learn anything about how or why anyone got them. So as an 8-year-old I spent an afternoon one day convinced that I had caught Lou Gehrig's disease. I'm not a parent myself, but I can totally understand why parents would be annoyed, to say the least, if their kids are coming home from school under the impression that men get pregnant, which is just going to lead to all kinds of ridiculous and outrageous questions at home. I imagine it's quite frustrating for parents to find out their kids are coming home from school more confused and ignorant than when they went in.

Every child in America is going to learn what gay people are and what trans people are. That's literally unavoidable and just a fact of life.

Then why does it need to be taught in a classroom, and especially at such a young age? I don't think my teachers ever explicitly told me what homosexuality was. It was something I learned naturally like every other young man: through the internet and the gym locker rooms.